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Updated: 5:52 PM CDT Mar 30, 2020

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TONIGHT. SO DYLAN, TWO PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW? HEY, JESSICA, GOOD EVENING, WHILE THE NUMBER ONE THING TO KNOW RIGHT NOW. IS WE ARE CONTINUING TO SEE THAT NUMBER OF CASES INCREASE HOP HOSPITALIZATIONS DEATHS INCREASING AS WELL AND HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE SAID IN THE PAST. MODELING THEY ARE LOOKING AT ARE STILL LIKELY WEEKS AWAY FROM WHEN THOSE NUMBERS WILL PEAK. TODAY TESTING CONTINUED AT THE OKLAHOMA STATE FAIRGROUNDS BY DR. REFERRAL ONLY THE STATE STILL RAMPING UP ITS TESTING OPERATION RIGHT NOW CASES CONTINUE TO INCREASE RELATIONS UP TO A HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE NOW 17 DEATHS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS THE DAILY INCREASE IN CASES SLOWING A LITTLE HEALTH OFFICIALS IN MEETINGS ALL DAY TODAY LOOKING AT THE MODELING TRYING TO SEE WHAT COMES NEXT THEY’VE SAID BEFORE THEY DON’T EXPECT THE NUMBER OF CASES TO PEAK FOR WEEKS. MEANTIME NEW RESTRICTIONS JUST IN ON PEOPLE TRAVELING TO OKLAHOMA. GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT ORDERING PEOPLE FROM SIX STATES TO QUARANTINE FOR 14 DAYS. ONCE THEY GET ORR THAT INCLUDES, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, CONNECTICUT, CALIFORNIA, LOUISIANA AND WASHINGTON STATE IT EXEMPTS MILITARY EMERGENCY AND HEALTH RESPONDERS AND ON TOP OF THAT ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND TONIGHT THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA CITY IS NOW UNDER THAT SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER TO BREAK DOWN WHAT THAT MEANS TO YOU. IT MEANS YOU NEED TO STAY IN YOUR HOME UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO LEAVE NOW. THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS THAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME. SO FOR INSTANCE GOING TO SHOP FOR GROCERIES GOING TO SHOP FOR OTHER ESSENTIALS GOING OUT FOR A BIKE RIDE A RUN CHECKING ON SOMEBODY WHO MAY BE LLL GO INTO THE DOCTOR VOLUNTEERING ALL THESE ARE REASONS YOU CAN LEA HOME NOW ANOTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND. POLICE SAY THEY ARE GOING TO BE ENFORCING THAT STAY-AT-HOME WATER, BUT THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BE PULLING PEOPLE OVER HER ARE DRIVING OR ASKING PEOPLE WHERE THEY’RE GOING. YOU DON’T NEED ANY SPECIFIC PAPERS TO BE OUT AND ABOUT WHAT THEY WILL BE DOING IS RESPONDING TO CALLS THAT ARE CALLED INTO THEM OF REPORTS OF BIG GAP. RINGS OF PEOPLE WHICH SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW THE POLICE SAY THEY WILL BE GOING TO THOSE BIG GATHERINGS ASKING THEM VOLUNTARILY TO DISPERSE MOST PEOPLE COMPLYING WITH THAT. BUT IF PEOPLE DO NOT DISPERSE IF PEOPLE DO NOT LISTEN TO THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM POLICE THEY ARE ABLE TO ISSUE TIC

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State health leaders say Oklahoma is likely weeks away from the peak of the coronavirus

Testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus continued Monday at the State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City by referral-only as the number of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to increase.Oklahoma State Department of Health officials said that as of Monday, March 30, 481 coronavirus cases and 17 deaths have been confirmed in the state. They also said hospitalizations have increased to 153.Although the daily increase in cases has slowed a little, health officials were in meetings all day Monday, looking at models and trying to see what comes next. They said earlier that they don't expect the number of cases to peak for weeks.In the meantime, Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an amendment to the state's coronavirus executive order requiring people traveling to Oklahoma by air from six states -- New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Louisiana and Washington -- to self-quarantine for 14 days. The order exempts military, emergency, health responders and truck drivers.Over the weekend, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt issued a "shelter-in-place" order. The updated order states people must stay home unless they're working what's considered an essential job, shopping for groceries or essential items, going to the doctor, exercising or volunteering.Oklahoma City police will focus on breaking up large gatherings that are called in to them and will ask those people to voluntarily break those up before considering ticketing them.

OKLAHOMA CITY —

Testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus continued Monday at the State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City by referral-only as the number of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to increase.

Oklahoma State Department of Health officials said that as of Monday, March 30, 481 coronavirus cases and 17 deaths have been confirmed in the state. They also said hospitalizations have increased to 153.

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Although the daily increase in cases has slowed a little, health officials were in meetings all day Monday, looking at models and trying to see what comes next. They said earlier that they don't expect the number of cases to peak for weeks.

In the meantime, Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an amendment to the state's coronavirus executive order requiring people traveling to Oklahoma by air from six states -- New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Louisiana and Washington -- to self-quarantine for 14 days. The order exempts military, emergency, health responders and truck drivers.

Over the weekend, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt issued a "shelter-in-place" order. The updated order states people must stay home unless they're working what's considered an essential job, shopping for groceries or essential items, going to the doctor, exercising or volunteering.

Oklahoma City police will focus on breaking up large gatherings that are called in to them and will ask those people to voluntarily break those up before considering ticketing them.